Routing and Switching Essentials v6 Labs & Study Guide

The only authorised Labs & Study Guide for the Cisco Networking Academy Routing and Switching Essentials course in the CCNA Routing and Switching curriculum


Each chapter of this book is divided into a Study Guide section followed by a Lab section.


The Study Guide section offers exercises that help you learn the concepts, configurations, and troubleshooting skills crucial to your success as a CCENT exam candidate. Each chapter is slightly different and includes some or all the following types of exercises:

• Vocabulary Matching Exercises
• Concept Questions Exercises
• Skill-Building Activities and Scenarios
• Configuration Scenarios
• Packet Tracer Exercises
• Troubleshooting Scenarios

The Labs & Activities include all the online course Labs and Packet Tracer activity instructions. If applicable, this section begins with a Command Reference that you will complete to highlight all the commands introduced in the chapter.

List of contents

     Introduction xxxvii

 Chapter 1 Routing Concepts 1

     Study Guide 2

     Router Initial Configuration 2

         Router Functions 2

         External Router Features 5

         Topology and Addressing Documentation 6

         Configure and Verify Dual-Stack IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing 7

     Packet Tracer Exercise 1-1: Dual Stack Addressing 9

         Verify Connectivity of Directly Connected Networks 9

     Routing Decisions 12

         Switching Packets Between Networks 12

         Path Determination 13

         Administrative Distance Exercise 15

     Router Operation 15

         Analyze the Routing Table 15

         Directly Connected, Static, and Dynamic Routes 17

     Labs and Activities 19

     Command Reference 19

     1.0.1.2 Lab—Do We Really Need a Map? 21

         Objectives 21

         Scenario 21

         Resources 21

         Reflection 21

     1.1.1.8 Packet Tracer–Using Traceroute to Discover the Network 23

         Topology 23

         Scenario 23

         Trace and Document a Remote Location 23

         Addressing Scheme Documentation 25

         Topology Documentation 25

         Suggested Scoring Rubric 26

         Hints–Command Summary Reference 26

         DOS Commands 26

         IOS Commands 26

     1.1.1.9 Lab–Mapping the Internet 27

         Objectives 27

         Background/Scenario 27

         Required Resources 27

         Part 1: Determine Network Connectivity to a Destination Host 28

         Part 2: Trace a Route to a Remote Server Using Tracert 28

         Reflection 29

     1.1.2.9 Packet Tracer–Documenting the Network 30

         Topology 30

         Background 30

         Requirements 30

         Addressing Scheme and Device Connection Documentation 31

         Hints 31

     1.1.3.5 Packet Tracer–Configuring IPv4 and IPv6 Interfaces 32

         Topology 32

         Addressing Table 32

         Objectives 32

         Background 33

         Part 1: Configure IPv4 Addressing and Verify Connectivity 33

         Part 2: Configure IPv6 Addressing and Verify Connectivity 33

     1.1.4.5 Packet Tracer–Configuring and Verifying a Small Network 34

         Topology 34

         Addressing Table 34

         Objectives 34

         Background 34

         Part 1: Configure Devices and Verify Connectivity 35

         Part 2: Gather Information with Show Commands 35

         Suggested Scoring Rubric 36

     1.1.4.6 Lab–Configuring Basic Router Settings with IOS CLI 37

         Topology 37

         Addressing Table 37

         Objectives 37

         Background/Scenario 37

         Required Resources 38

         Part 1: Set Up the Topology and Initialize Devices 38

         Part 2: Configure Devices and Verify Connectivity 38

         Part 3: Display Router Information 42

         Part 4: Configure IPv6 and Verify Connectivity 43

         Reflection 44

         Router Interface Summary Table 44

         Appendix A: Initializing and Reloading a Router and Switch 45

     1.3.2.5 Packet Tracer–Investigating Directly Connected Routes 47

         Topology 47

         Objectives 47

         Background 47

         Part 1: Investigate IPv4 Directly Connected Routes 47

         Part 2: Investigate IPv6 Directly Connected Routes 48

         Suggested Scoring Rubric 50

     1.4.1.1 Lab–We Really Could Use a Map! 51

         Objectives 51

         Scenario 51

         Resources 51

         Reflection 52

 Chapter 2 Static Routing 53

     Study Guide 54

     Implement Static Routes 54

         Static Routing 54

         Types of Static Routes 55

     Configure Static and Default Routes 55

         Configuring IPv4 Static and Default Routes 55

         Configuring IPv6 Static and Default Routes 57

         Packet Tracer Exercise 2-1: Configuring Static and Default Routes 61

     Troubleshoot Static and Default Route Issues 62

         IPv4 Static and Default Route Implementation 62

         IPv6 Static and Default Route Implementation 62

     Labs and Activities 63

     Command Reference 63

     2.0.1.2 Lab–Which Way Should We Go? 64

         Objectives 64

         Scenario 64

         Required Resources 64

         Reflection 64

     2.2.2.4 Packet Tracer–Configuring IPv4 Static and Default Routes 65

         Topology 65

         Addressing Table 65

         Objectives 65

         Background 66

         Part 1: Examine the Network and Evaluate the Need for Static Routing 66

         Part 2: Configure Static and Default Routes 66

         Part 3: Verify Connectivity 68

         Suggested Scoring Rubric 68

     2.2.2.5 Lab–Configuring IPv4 Static and Default Routes 69

         Topology 69

         Addressing Table 69

         Objectives 69

         Background/Scenario 70

         Required Resources 70

         Part 1: Set Up the Topology and Initialize Devices 70

         Part 2: Configure Basic Device Settings and Verify Connectivity 71

         Part 3: Configure Static Routes 72

         Part 4: Configure and Verify a Default Route 74

         Reflection 74

         Router Interface Summary Table 75

         Appendix A: Configuration Commands for Parts 2, 3, and 4 76

         Basic Device Settings 76

         Static Route Configurations 76

         Default Route Configuration 76

     2.2.4.4 Packet Tracer–Configuring IPv6 Static and Default Routes 77

         IPv6 Addressing Table 77

         Objectives 77

         Background 77

         Part 1: Examine the Network and Evaluate the Need for Static

         Routing 78

         Part 2: Configure IPv6 Static and Default Routes 78

         Part 3: Verify Network Connectivity 79

         Suggested Scoring Rubric 79

     2.2.4.5 Lab–Configuring IPv6 Static and Default Routes 80

         Topology 80

         Addressing Table 80

         Objectives 80

         Background/Scenario 81

         Required Resources 81

         Part 1: Build the Network and Configure Basic Device Settings 81

         Part 2: Configure IPv6 Static and Default Routes 85

         Reflection 87

         Router Interface Summary Table 88

     2.2.5.5 Packet Tracer–Configuring Floating Static Routes 89

         Topology 89

         Objectives 89

         Background 89

         Part 1: Configure an IPv4 Floating Static Route 89

         Part 2: Test Failover to the IPv4 Floating Static Route 90

         Part 3: Configure and Test Failover to an IPv6 Floating Static Route 91

         Suggested Scoring Rubric 93

     2.3.2.3 Packet Tracer–Troubleshooting Static Routes 94

         Topology 94

         Addressing Table 94

         Objectives 94

         Background 94

         Part 1: Locate the Problem 95

         Part 2: Determine the Solution 95

         Part 3: Implement the Solution 95

         Part 4: Verify That the Issue Is Resolved 95

         Suggested Scoring Rubric 95

     2.3.2.4 Lab–Troubleshooting IPv4 and IPv6 Static Routes 96

         Topology 96

         Addressing Table 96

         Objectives 97

         Background/Scenario 97

         Required Resources 98

         Part 1: Build the Network and Configure Basic Device Settings 98

         Part 2: Troubleshoot Static Routes in an IPv4 Network 100

         Part 3: Troubleshoot Static Routes in an IPv6 Network 103

         Router Interface Summary Table 106

     2.4.1.1 Class Activity–Make It Static! 107

         Objectives 107

         Resources 107

 Chapter 3 Dynamic Routing 109

     Study Guide 110

     Dynamic Routing Protocols 110

         Dynamic Routing Protocol Overview 110

         Compare Static and Dynamic Routing 110

     RIPv2 110

         Configuring the RIP Protocol 111

         Packet Tracer Exercise 3-1: Configuring RIPv2 112

     The Routing Table 113

         Parts of an IPv4 Route Entry 113

         Dynamically Learned IPv4 Routes 114

         The IPv4 Route Lookup Process 116

         Analyze an IPv6 Routing Table 117

     Labs and Activities 119

     Command Reference 119

     3.0.1.2 Lab–How Much Does This Cost? 120

         Objectives 120

         Scenario 120

         Activity 1 120

         Activity 2 120

         Required Resources 120

         Scenario–Part 2 Recording Matrix 121

         Reflection Questions 121

     3.2.1.8 Packet Tracer–Configuring RIPv2 122

         Topology 122

         Objectives 122

         Background 122

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Summary

The only authorized Labs & Study Guide for the Cisco Networking Academy Routing and Switching Essentials course in the CCNA Routing and Switching curriculum

 

Each chapter of this book is divided into a Study Guide section followed by a Lab section.

 

The Study Guide section offers exercises that help you learn the concepts, configurations, and troubleshooting skills crucial to your success as a CCENT exam candidate. Each chapter is slightly different and includes some or all the following types of exercises:

 

• Vocabulary Matching Exercises
• Concept Questions Exercises
• Skill-Building Activities and Scenarios
• Configuration Scenarios
• Packet Tracer Exercises
• Troubleshooting Scenarios

 The Labs & Activities include all the online course Labs and Packet Tracer activity instructions. If applicable, this section begins with a Command Reference that you will complete to highlight all the commands introduced in the chapter.

 

Product details

• Authors: Cisco Networking Academy, Cisco Networking Academy, Allan Johnson
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9781587134265
• ISBN: 978-1-58713-426-5
• No. of pages: 544
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 272 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 1220 g
• Series: Lab Companion; Lab Companion
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Data communication, networks